Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s New York City townhouse recently hit the market. For a mere $13.5 million, you can live in the same home as Roosevelt did from 1953 to 1958. Don’t let the seemingly slim exterior (19 feet wide, to be exact) fool you. This 5,225-square-foot, five-floor home features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a gym in the basement, a six-stop elevator and a 1,700-square-foot outdoor space overlooking the New York City skyline. The first floor and parlor are dedicated to entertaining. Roosevelt hosted notable figures like Indira Gandhi, Adlai Stevenson and John Kennedy, according to the listing agent Barbara Evans-Butler, of Stribling & Associates. The home was once split into apartments, where Roosevelt rented the ground floor after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She also wrote her popular “My Day” newspaper column there.Now a single family home, there are six classic revival marble fireplaces, spiral staircases and interior design from Maria Masi that honors the historic significance of the townhouse.

Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s New York City townhouse recently hit the market. For a mere $13.5 million, you can live in the same home as Roosevelt did from 1953 to 1958.

Don’t let the seemingly slim exterior (19 feet wide, to be exact) fool you. This 5,225-square-foot, five-floor home features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a gym in the basement, a six-stop elevator and a 1,700-square-foot outdoor space overlooking the New York City skyline.

The first floor and parlor are dedicated to entertaining. Roosevelt hosted notable figures like Indira Gandhi, Adlai Stevenson and John Kennedy, according to the listing agent Barbara Evans-Butler, of Stribling & Associates.

The home was once split into apartments, where Roosevelt rented the ground floor after the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She also wrote her popular “My Day” newspaper column there.

Now a single family home, there are six classic revival marble fireplaces, spiral staircases and interior design from Maria Masi that honors the historic significance of the townhouse.